Be The Power
by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
Someone from Sweden — the home of Spotify — looked at my musings about Howard Stern potentially going to Spotify one day. And I still think that would be a great idea.
Spotify is big enough now that it would make a lot of sense for him to leave Sirius / XM and go to Spotify instead. He’s kind of older now and it would make a lot of sense for him to retire from traditional broadcasting and setup shop as a glorified podcaster.
Only time will tell, I suppose.
by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
I have Spotify and if Howard Stern was on the platform, I would listen to him on a regular basis. As such, I think he should leave SIRIS/XM and just succumb to the inevitable — become a podcaster on Spotify.
Howard Stern
I understand that ego has a lot to do with him not wanting to go that route, but I think his reach would expand significantly if he did it. People like me who just aren’t interested in him would suddenly become regular listeners.
Say what you will about Stern, the man is probably one of the best interviewers in broadcast at the moment. Spotify would be perfect for him in this later stage of his career.
by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
I have no idea about anything, but just from my own power-user use of Spotify, it seems if, barring any technological obstacles, that it would be great if Spotify had access to all the live content of Siris XM. I would be willing to pay $20 a month if I could have no just all the world’s music to choose from, but all the radio-like stations of Siris XM to stream via Spotify.
I would definitely listen to Howard Stern every day if I could live stream his show via Spotify — and have an archived copies of it to choose from as well. But, lulz, maybe there’s something I’m missing, something that makes that dream impractical.
I say this because it seems as though there is definitely an untapped market for some sort of fusion of podcasts and the typical early morning chat you might find from someone like Stern. I will note that there are A LOT of Stern fans who totally miss what makes him so great.
It’s not the fuck whack pack, it’s his insightful interviewing. He’s probably one of the best interviewers in mass media at the moment.
Anyway, no one listens to me.
Some thoughts.
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